About The New SWTOR Mouse

Hawtpants of the Old Republic Posted on by

I know you might be jumping about with glee, but remember… the SWTOR mouse is not the only one on the market with the 12-button grid on the side.  Both the Naga and the Naga Epic do too.  And I know from beta that the Naga works fine, and there’s no reason to think the Naga Epic would be any different.

So, as much as you like the imperial logo, I’d advise looking at pictures of all 3 of these, and deciding which looks most comfortable for you.  After all, you won’t see the logo with your hand over it.  At first glance, it appears that the SWTOR mouse has grid buttons that are more raised and defined, while the Nagas have a flatter grid area.  This is ultimately personal preference.  Also, do you like a corded mouse or a cordless?  Naga is corded while the Naga Epic and SWTOR Mouse are both cordless.

You can always use a sticker for your logo of choice.  Pick which mouse will work for you.

Healing Without Addons? /freakout

Hawtpants of the Old Republic Posted on by

OK, I am totally freaked out about healing without addons.  But we can’t always have everything we ever wanted… so I’ve come up with the bare minimum to make myself comfortable.

As a side note… my Naga works beautifully.  It is making me considerably less stressed.

1. Move all the things

This is kind of self-explanatory.  If I can’t change the frames, I can live with that, but I need to move them to an appropriate location.

2. Additional Action Bars

OK, right now I’m seeing 4 bars that’s IT.  I need a place to put all my stuff.  These limited bars just do not cut it.  Especially in their, ahem, current positions.

3. Mouseover

Oh FFS, there are a bunch of asses on the forums saying “you guys are lazy, what’s the big deal, it’s two clicks instead of one.”  OK, tell ya what… you should have to click on the boss before every attack.  No?  Doesn’t sound awesome?  Guys, it’s only two clicks for every action, what’s the big deal?

And that’s my list.  Am I missing anything essential.  I mean seriously cannot-live-without?

What Sort Of Healer Should I Play?

Hawtpants of the Old Republic Posted on by

Short answer: I have no flippin clue.  I haven’t been able to get too high level.  HOWEVER… I gathered some links for you.  For funsies.

Healing Comparison on the MMO-Champion Forums

Class Healing Comparisons on the Relic Forums

Republic Healer Comparison on Jedi Consulars (Old-ish)

And, of course, for all healers, join the Force Heal forums.  I think of them as kinda… Plusheal for SWTOR.  Things are starting off slowly, but if you build a website, the community will come.

Making the Default Interface Behave: Unit Frames

Hawtpants of the Old Republic Posted on by

Step 1:  Show party frames as raid frames.  Oh, excuse me, I mean “Operations Frames.”  At least that way it looks more grid-like, and your own frame also shows.

Step 2: Right click on the little “people” button on the top of your “operation frames” to bring down the “unlock” menu.

Step 3: Move that sucker wherever you want. Then you can right click on the little people again to get a menu to lock it back down.

Hopefully this will help you this weekend.  Happy beta-ing!

Edit:  A while after posting this, I ran into a very complete video on the topic that includes instructions on resizing the actual health bars (make them bigger vertically or horizontally).  Here it is!